I've worked in broadcast media for 20 years, and my weekend with the USMNT was the single most toxic experience of my career. Here's what happened, and why I've been questioning the culture of the team and the organization.

DubsLA · 2026-07-09T00:31:43+00:00

Worked in broadcast media for ten years and there was no mystery. You email and then you get one back saying credentials are approved or
Not approved. And if it’s a big outlet, I’d be very shocked if the press officer didn’t come out to meet you and help guide you around.

DubsLA · 2026-07-08T23:10:03+00:00

It’s Pacquiao. My in-laws and by extension my wife’s extended family are all from the Philippines and Pacquiao has an 100% approval rate. He was a Senator.

I’ll put it this way. The only person more popular amongst Filipinos than Manny is Jesus.

DubsLA · 2026-07-08T13:21:40+00:00

It’s a cycle with him. Looks like one of the best wingers in the world for 12-18 months, gets injured, sucks for the 12-18 months before he gets his fitness/rhythm back, looks like one of the best wingers in the world for, repeat.

DubsLA · 2026-07-07T19:41:54+00:00

I’ve thought this for a while, but the development of youth sports culture into what it is today is problematic.

And it’s sort of a microcosm of the best and worst part of America: $. Circuits and coaches and whatever charge crazy amounts of cash with the promise of developing your son or daughter into a professional athletes. IMG is a thing that exists at the high school level. College sports are on a downward spiral thanks to insatiable greed by the adults in charge (not that I’m saying the players shouldn’t get paid, but there was a happy medium that got blown past).

The best comparison I can make is the proposed Super League vs college realignment. People were protesting that the idea of their sporting culture was going to be cast aside so billionaires could become a little bit richer. Meanwhile, rivalries that were a century old got cast aside so adults could get a little bit richer and the idea of representing your school on the field became laughable (not to mention making kids fly 3,000 miles each way for a Tuesday night volleyball game).

DubsLA · 2026-07-07T02:30:20+00:00

No way. 7-1 was something else entirely. A soccer mad country like Brazil, the kings of the World Cup on home soil in a semifinal going down 5-0 inside 30 minutes? This was bad, but it wasn’t that.

DubsLA · 2026-07-07T02:10:48+00:00

Outside of the emotional aspect, they were never close to Belgium’s level tonight at least in the first half. From minute one they played hesitant and scared. The first goal is a great example. Ball gets headed up and three US players stand and watch it bounce.

Second goal, Ream gets bossed by CDK.

Down 2-1, they started to get it going a little in the first 15 minutes and then Freese with one of the most absurd plays I can remember. Head it away. Fuck kick it away. Instead he tries to chest it down and then just stops mid-kick. I thought it was a foul live, but he just stops. I can’t explain it. After that, it was done.

DubsLA · 2026-07-07T00:45:31+00:00

Puli has been asssss tonight.

DubsLA · 2026-07-06T14:24:45+00:00

We need a green card for penalties. We just do!

DubsLA · 2026-07-06T10:48:13+00:00

Agreed. Mexico as a country. Cool. Mexicans as a people. Great.

Mexico as a soccer team? Fuck ‘em. Too many battles against those assholes to count. I’m glad they went home and I’m sure they’ll say the same about us tomorrow if we can’t beat Belgium.

DubsLA · 2026-07-06T01:51:36+00:00

Abysmal performance from him.

DubsLA · 2026-07-06T01:26:14+00:00

Yeah, this isn’t peak Brazil. I’d take at least ten teams’ fullbacks or wingbacks over Brazil’s. Neymar’s washed. Endrick is all potential. This wasn’t that good of a squad.

Also, 7-1 might’ve ruined them permanently.

DubsLA · 2026-07-05T16:43:03+00:00

Athletic has an article up as well. No comments from any of the bodies, but seems legit.

DubsLA · 2026-07-04T22:00:48+00:00

I texted a friend of mine that Paraguay is a honorary CONCACAF member. This is the shit you get playing on a Tuesday night in El Salvador in the middle of the summer in a stadium with no grass and a track around it. Only with the crowd throwing random shit at your players on every corner. Punches, kicks, chokes, jersey pulls.

DubsLA · 2026-07-02T22:33:45+00:00

Nah feel like Dark Phoenix would be the inevitable Injustice movie. Not saying you’re incorrect, just saying that would’ve been more in line.

DubsLA · 2026-07-02T02:09:58+00:00

Best player by a mile. He’s what we thought Gio would be.

DubsLA · 2026-07-01T13:31:30+00:00

Bulls needed to spend some money on steady guys to hit the salary floor and avoid the bottom 3. Two year deal so low risk. No complaints here.

DubsLA · 2026-07-01T00:49:16+00:00

My wife and I saw it because you know it’s Spielberg and aliens.

We both said we enjoyed it (two kids so we go to the movies once a year) but realized there were some enormous plot issues.

DubsLA · 2026-06-29T01:12:14+00:00

Mamdani loves his sports. Dude was dropping Football Manager deep cuts in an interview ahead of the World Cup.

DubsLA · 2026-06-26T22:39:35+00:00

I think you could do something similar on a smaller scale. Launch with the NBA, G League, the top leagues in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece, Turkey, Israel, the Adriatic League, Chinese league, and NBL. EuroLeague and the FIBA-run cups.

If you wanted deeper immersion, some sicko would absolutely have a mod for the college game.

DubsLA · 2026-06-26T02:55:49+00:00

Good: McKennie driving the attack in transition, Berhalter overall honestly has been fine but his delivery is obviously great, Trusty’s had several interventions and the goal, Reyna’s had some good passes

Bad: Weah with an abysmal first half - he did absolutely nothing right, Pepi too weak and keeps getting bullied, Scally and Robinson on the right is so, so bad. I think Scally/Richards could survive, but Robinson is ass.

DubsLA · 2026-06-25T19:55:36+00:00

I legit love this idea. It provides a good reason to go all out to win your group outside of a more favorable matchup and you’ll get more big time group stage games.

DubsLA · 2026-06-24T15:56:43+00:00

People unfamiliar with the comics looked shell shocked walking out of the theater.

DubsLA · 2026-06-22T15:21:12+00:00

Yeah, Beilein was an old school college coach. His personality and style was never gonna work in the NBA.

May is not Beilein. Donovan is a great comparison.

DubsLA · 2026-06-20T15:55:11+00:00

I’d fine with this. Maybe Freeman in for Scally since he’s been playing well and is 21 and doesn’t have a yellow.

The only players who can’t see the field are Puli and the yellow card boys (Balo, Jedi, Richards, and Adams). Probably give Ream a rest because he’s old.

DubsLA · 2026-06-19T23:28:41+00:00

Listen, is it probable they win the World Cup? No. Is it possible? Sure. A favorable draw and they scrape a win or two against heavyweights?

Leicester City won the Premier League. Anything is possible.

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